Search Results - "Rocco, Nicole D."
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Evaluation of SNOLAB background mitigation procedures through the use of an ICP-MS based dust monitoring methodology
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (01-11-2023)“…Dust particulate fallout on materials in use for rare-event searches is a concerning source of radioactive backgrounds due to the presence of the naturally…”
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Identification of background limitations to ultra-sensitive $\mathrm{LSC}$ counting through $\mathrm{ICP}$-$\mathrm{MS}$ assay of $\mathrm{LSC}$ cocktails
Published in Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry (12-10-2022)“…We report the performance of LSC cocktails in ultra-sensitive applications was evaluated. Backgrounds from radioactive contaminations in commercially available…”
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Impact of lowering potassium contamination in liquid scintillation cocktails for ultra-sensitive radiation detection
Published in Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry (01-10-2023)“…Intrinsic 40 K radioactive backgrounds from impurities of natural K in liquid scintillation cocktails have previously been demonstrated to limit their use in…”
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